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This is a list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and their answers, collected from the Total Call of Duty 4 forums.
Game Interface
Q: How do I display my FPS? (Frames per second)
- It's as simple as typing /cg_drawFPS
Q: How do I know what actions I've bound to which keys?
- Simply type /bindlist in the console to know what you have binded and removing one or more. [1]
Q: How do I remove a key from being bound?
- Simply type /unbind <key> to remove a specific key. [2]
Q: How do I change my name?
- Press escape, then go to multiplayer options. You should be able to change your in game name there.
Q: How do you change what keys on your keyboard refer to which action?
- Press escape, then go to your controls and you can set certain keys. If you make a mistake you can always press default and return them to their original settings.
Quick Chat
Q: What is Quick Chat?
- Quick chat are bind functions that allow you to talk to your team-mates faster than you'd be able to by typing in the general chat box.
- For easier quick chat, you can try Arnoldio_SLO's quick bind tips out for a spin:
- /bind x openscriptmenu quickresponses 1 (yes sir)
- /bind x openscriptmenu quickcommands 1 (follow me)
- /bind x openscriptmenu quickstatements 1 (contact)
For better use, you can bind it on numpad 0- kp_ins
. (period)- kp_del
- - kp_end
- - kp_downarrow
- - kp_pgdn
- - kp_leftarrow
- - kp_5
- - kp_rightarrow
- - kp_home
- - kp_uparrow
- - kp_pgup
enter- kp_enter
minus sign- kp_minus
plus sign- kp_plus [3]
General
Q: What is Hardcore Mode?
- Hardcore Mode is a mode meant to cater to the players seeking a challenge. The Heads-up-Display (HUD) is removed, damage received and inflicted increases exponentially, crosshairs are removed from your screen and friendly fire is enabled.
Q: Why does everybody on my team shoot me when I stand in a doorway?
- You're blocking them. They can't move through you, so rather than waiting for you to move out of the way, they're killing you to move you out of the way. Try not to stand in the doorways, and you'll find less team-mates are trying to kill you.
Gameplay
Q: Why do I always die when I'm on a stationary weapon?
- You're an easy target. Try not to stay on a stationary weapon for too long, unless you have a death wish.[4]
- It'd also help to place some claymores, if you plan on staying on a mounted weapon for a long time. It prevents people from sneaking up on you. [5]
Q: I see people getting UAV, Airstrikes and Helicopters - why can't I use these?
- The things you make reference to are rewards for attaining a particular kill streak. Three kills in a row allow access to team UAV, five for an airstrike and eight for a helicopter.
Q: How do I activate these rewards?
- The default button to press is six on your keyboard. This can be changed if you wish.
Q: KillCam shows me staring at a wall without firing, when I was actually shooting at the enemy when I died?
- KillCam only records the position of the players and the shots fired by the killer. It is a simulation of what happend, not a recording. [6]
Q: How do I plant/defuse the bomb in sabotage games?
- Press and hold the use key (default "f") while the progress bar fills up. You are unable to use your weapon while doing this.
Maps
A full list of the maps can be found on our On our Call of Duty 4 page's Maps section.
Ranks
A full list of Call of Duty 4's Ranks can be found on our On our Call of Duty 4 page's Ranks section..
Prestige Levels
A full list of Call of Duty 4's Prestige Levels can be found on our On our Call of Duty 4 page's Prestige section..
Unlocks
Perks
Q: What kind of perks are there?
Challenges
Q: Where would I find a full list of the Weapon Challenges?
Q: Where would I find a full list of the Bootcamp Challenges?
Q: Where would I find a full list of the Operations Challenges?
Q: Where would I find a full list of the Killer Challenges?
Q: Where would I find a full list of the Humiliation Challenges?
Weapons
A full list of the weapons usable in Call of Duty 4 can be found on our Call of Duty 4 Main Page, Weapons section.
Q: How do you get the Gold skin for a weapon?
- A: you have to complete all the weapon challenges for a certain class of weapons to unlock the gold gun for that set of weapons, with the exception of the gold Desert Eagle which is unlocked at rank 55. The gold weapons you can achieve are:
- Assault: AK47
- SMG: Mini Uzi
- LMG: M60
- Shotgun: M1014
- Sniper: SVD (Dragonov)[7]
Q: I always seem to get killed by a knife, but can never do it myself. Why can't I seem to kill with a knife?
- The knife's hit detection stays in the same position for a half of second, allowing you to adjust your aim. When you swing and you miss, simply tilt your view to the person you're intending to kill, and it may still hit them.[8]
Q: How does everybody use <insert weapon here> so fast? I always have to reach for <insert key>
- You can bind weapons to a specific mouse button. Binding your knife to a mouse button is especially useful for close quarter combat that catches you off guard.
Q: How did my enemy kill me when I was hiding behind a car!? I didn't see any grenades!
- He blew up the car which can seriously damage or kill you. Cars are destructible in CoD4 of course, and bullets are a good way to do it. Next time you hear gunfire when you're hiding behind a car, you better run to take cover. [9]
Q: I put down a claymore, and then it blew up on me unexpectedly! What happened!?
- Somebody shot it. C4 and Claymores can be detonated by gunfire.[10]
Q: Can I detonate my own C4 or Claymore with bullets?
- Yes. This is actually a good way to defend yourself, while placing heavy explosives. For example, while you can detonate a stick of C4 by double tapping the use key, you can just as easily switch to a gun to defend yourself from incoming enemies. Then when they're in range, set off the C4 with your own gunfire.[11]
Q: How do I reload faster with the G3?
- You can actually reload faster on all of the guns, by double tapping on your weapon switch key (Default 1 or 2) as soon as the bullets fill back up in your HUD. Of course, this trick works better for some guns such as the G3, than it does for the faster reloading guns.[12]
Q: How much damage does <insert weapon here> do?
Alternatively you can check out Placebo's Weapons Graph below.
Placebo's Weapons Graph
Game Optimization
Tweaks
Q. I have a crappy computer. How can I improve it?
- {NL}User answers this question with a helpful list, by confirming these tweaks.
- Shader Model Tweak - Improves FPS by 25% - 50%
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /seta r_rendererPreference (choose the one with Shader Model 2.0)
credits - -=FD=-
- Renderer in Use Tweak - Improves FPS by a bit
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /r_rendererinuse 0
credits - Mr.K
- Filtering Tweak - Improves FPS by a bit
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /r_texfiltermipmode "force bilinear" (choose the number which is bilinear)
credits - Mr.K
- Draw Decal Tweak - Improves FPS by a bit
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /r_drawdecals 0
credits - Mr.K
- Fov Tweak - Improves FPS by a bit
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /cg_fov 65-80 (80 best for me)
credits - Mr.K
- Multi GPU Tweak - Improves FPS by a bit
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /r_multigpu 1
credits - Mr.K
- Brass Tweak - Improves FPS by a bit
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /cg_brass 0
credits - Mr.K
- Blood Tweak - Improves FPS by a bit
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /cg_blood 0
credits - Mr.K
- Bullet Holes Tweak - Improves FPS by a bit
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /fx_marks 0
(turns off bullet holes on walls. Not recommended for beginners, you'll want to see what your recoil looks like on the wall and learn to control it before you to turning this off)
credits - Mr.K
Tweaks Unconfirmed by [NL]User
- Snaps - Said to improve FPS for some, not for me
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /snaps 20-30-40 (play around with the numbers)
credits - JaRo
Suppress and flank your enemies.
- Maxpackets - Said to improve FPS for some, not for me
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /cl_ maxpackets 30-100 (again play around with the numbers)
credits - JaRo
- Rate - Said to improve FPS for some, not for me
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /rate 5000-25000 (is said to be forced at 25000 and most likely best)
credits - JaRo
- Enable SMC Tweak - Said to improve FPS for some, not for me
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console command - /r_smc_enable 0
credits - Clashie
- PicMip Tweak - Said to improve FPS for some, not for me
(not confirmed if this is legit on all servers)
console commands -
- /r_picmip 3
- /r_picmip_manual 1
- /r_picmip_bump 3
- /r_picmip_water 1
- /r_picmip_spec 3
credits - Mr.K
Original post can be found at www.infinityward.com
Console Command List
Q. What are some of the most useful Console Commands?
- This is Brian's (The person who created this list) requested setup. The packet commands and the FPS commands are supposed to help increase your frame rate. Thereby making these the most useful commands.
- com_maxfps "125"
- cl_packetdup "2"
- cl_maxpackets "63"
- rate "25000"
- snaps "30"
- cg_drawFPS "Simple"
- cg_drawFPSLabels "1"
- cg_drawLagometer "1"
Q. What are some other commands of interest?
- Here are some other commands that are used in the game Call of Duty 4.
- clientkick <client> - Kicks a client by client number.
- cmdlist - Lists all CoD commands.
- * condump <file> - Dumps the console to a file. (Doesn't work yet.)
- configstrings - Lists configuration strings.
- connect <ip> - Connects to a server by IP address.
- cubemapShot <size> <filename> [water r g b r g b] [fesnel n n] - Creates a panorama screenshot and saves it to <filename>.tga. Size must be greater than 2 and less than 1024.
- cvar_restart - Resets all cvars to defaults.
- cvardump - Lists all CoD cvars.
- cvarlist - Lists all CoD cvars with attributes.
- demo <demo> - Plays the demo file.
- dir <directory> [extension] - Lists files in <directory> of type [extension].
- disconnect - Disconnect from server.
- dumpuser <user> - Lists user information.
- echo <string> - Echoes a string to the console.
- exec <config> - Executes a config file.
- fdir <file> - Lists files in current directory using a filter, ie. *b*.pk would list all .pk files with a “b” in the name.
- fs_openedList - Lists opened .pk files.
- fs_referencedList - Lists referenced .pk files.
- fullpath - Shows the path of all the loaded .pk files.
- gameCompleteStatus - Sends game complete status to master server.
- gfxinfo - Lists graphics information.
- imagelist - Lists all images used.
- kick <player> - Kicks a player. Use “all” to kick all players.
- killserver - Kills the server.
- localservers - Lists local servers.
- map <map> - Sets the map to <map>.
- map_restart - Restarts the map.
- map_rotate - Rotates to the next map in the rotation.
- meminfo - Lists game memory information.
- net_dumpprofile - Dumps network profile info.
- net_restart - Restarts networking socket.
- password <password> - Sets the password used to log into a server.
- path - Shows the path of all the loaded .pk files.
- quit - Quits the game.
Use grenades to flush out heavily defended areas.
- raisestance - Raises the player’s stance.
- rcon <remote> - Executes <remote> on the server if rconpassword has been set correctly.
- rconaddress <IP> - Sets the IP address for rcon commands. Can be used to admin a server you aren’t connected to.
- rconpassword <password> - Sets the password used fro rcon commands.
- reconnect - Reconnects to last server connected to.
- record [file name] - Starts recording a demo to <file>
- reset <cvar> - Sets a cvar to .
- say <string> - Broadcast string to spectators.
- say_team <string> - Broadcast string to teammates.
- screenshot - Takes a screenshot and saves it as a .tga file.
- screenshotJPEG - Takes a screenshot and saves it as a .jpg file. You can also press F12.
- serverinfo - Provides subset of info from serverstatus command.
- serverstatus - Provides same server info you get from Server Info button on Join menu.
- seta cg_drawFPS "1" - show the framerate at the top of the screen
- seta com_maxfps "0" - limits your fps (frames per second) on (1) or off (0) to have unlimited
- seta con_minicon "0" - shows mini console, just like in MoH (1 for on and 0 for off)
- seta con_miniconlines "5" - adjusts the location of the small console
- seta con_minicontime the "4" - adjusts time to do with the miniconsole
- set <cvar> <value> - Sets a cvar which only remains for this session.
- seta <cvar> <value> - Sets a cvar which is saved to config_mp.cfg.
- setfromcvar <cvar> - <cvar> Sets the value of <cvar> to the value of <cvar>.
- setRecommended - Sets to Optimal System Settings, as from Options menu.
- showip - Shows your IP.
- startSingleplayer - Switches to single-player mode.
- status - Displays info about server including player names, numbers, and IP’s.
- stoprecord - Stops recording a demo.
- stringUsage - Displays string usage space.
- systeminfo - Shows system information.
- toggle <cvar> - Toggles a cvar on/off
- toggleconsole - Toggles the console on/off.
- unbind <key> - Removes a key bind.
- unbindall - Removes all key binds.
- vstr <string> - Executes a variable string.
- writeconfig <file> - Writes your current configuration to <file>.[14]
This list was adopted from www.cod4forums.com
Support and Technical
Q:When I hit join server it says "Key Code Error. Key Code already in use". Does that mean someone else stole my key?
- A: Not necessarily. Sometimes if you disconnect from a server, or your game crashes, it still recognizes you "playing" the game, and your key as in-use. Usually, waiting until the map changes or restarting your PC, etc, will correct this. Give it some time (30-90 minutes should do in most cases), and try different servers as well. [15]
Q: How do I use a USB controller (Such as the X-box 360 one?) on my PC?
- Alternatively you can also use RedCl0ud's Mouse/Keyboard Emulator which allows you to map your Mouse/Keyboard keys to a controller. It's free unlike Pinnaclegameprofiler, except you'll be expected to map the controller yourself.
Reload before going into battle!
A good controller set up to use with RedCl0ud is:
- Left Stick:
- [X-] : [VK_A]
- [X+] : [VK_D]
- [Y-] : [VK_W]
- [Y+] : [VK_S]
- Right Stick:
- [X Rotation-] : [Mouse Move X Neg]
- [X Rotation+] : [Mouse Move X Pos]
- [Y Rotation-] : [Mouse Move Y Neg]
- [Y Rotation+] : [Mouse Move Y Pos]
- D-Pad:
- [Hat Switch Up] : [VK_C]
- [Hat Switch Right] : [VK_E]
- [Hat Switch Down] : [VK_CONTROL]
- [Hat Switch Left] : [VK_Q]
- Buttons:
- [Button 1] : [VK_SPACE]
- [Button 2] : [VK_6]
- [Button 3] : [VK_4]
- [Button 4] : [VK_G]
- [Button 5] : [VK_SHIFT]
- [Button 6] : [MOUSE WHEEL BACK]
- [Button 7] : [VK_F]
- [Button 8] : [VK_R]
- Triggers:
- [Button 11] : [Mouse Left Click]
- [Button 12] : [Mouse Right Click]
To set up a button or axis, simply double click its name, then choose the corresponding VK / Mouse movement you want for it
This is mostly for the normal Xbox Joypad but im sure the 360 one has the same buttons / axis (except the extra triggers which are in place of white / black, which are buttons 5 and 6 )
Hope it helps.[16]
Q: What should I do if I want to reinstall CoD4:MW?
- Save your profiles folder before you do anything. If you fail to, you will lose them, and you'll then have to start all over again from scratch. It's as simple as putting the profiles folder on a flash drive, zip drive, or even a floppy disk if you're reformatting, or just temporarily moving it before you uninstall and reinstall CoD4.
Q: So where do I find the profiles folder with my profiles then?
- Your ranks and unlocks are stored locally on your hard drive in a file called "mpdata", usually located in the following default pathway:
- DVD/CD Version: C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\players\profiles\<your_name_here>
- Steam Version: C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\Steam Apps\common\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\players\profiles\<your_name_here>
- Vista: C:\Users\<Vista Name Here>\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\players\profiles\<your_profile_name>[17]
Q: I keep timing out while connecting to server! How can I stop this?
- You can't really stop this, but you can improve your chances of connecting by typing /seta cl_connectionAttempts 30 into the console. This increases the number of connection attempts you make before you time out of the connection.
/seta cl_connectionAttempts 30 was posted originally by: Alex98uk, Whiskey, and m3ow, all prominent TGN members.
Q: I saw somebody who is Rank 55 after only 1 week of release! Is there a cheat for this?
- Unfortunately, because the statistics are not server-side, but instead are client-side, there are already an abundant number of cheats that will give a player Rank 55 for essentially no work. Because this is cheating, I refuse to tell you how this is done. However because the game has been out for longer than a week now, there are already many people out there who're rank 55. The importance of Rank in Call of Duty 4 is no where nearly as important as it is on other games like Battlefield 2 - Pay no attention to a person's rank, it only tells you how many and what types of perks this person gets. Not much else.
Demo Recording
Q: How do I record a demo of my game?
- A: Simply type "/record <filename>" in the console to begin recording, and "/stoprecord" to finish. The lower left corner of the screen will display the size of the file during the recording.
Q: Where can I find my demo files?
- A: The demo files will be stored in your "Call Of Duty 4/main/demos" folder
Q: How to I view my demos?
- A1: The way it is supposed to work is that you type "/demo <demo-name>" in the console, but this is bugged and does not work (in version 1.4). Instead you can use a third party program to launch the demos, like COD4Player from Cybopat, which also allows you to change playback speed and camera angle. To stop the playback type /disconnect in the console
- A2:
- Go to "C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\Mods\ModWarfare" and create a folder called "demos". Open that folder and paste "test.dm_1". (your COD4 folder may be located differently)
- Open CoD4 Multiplayer back up, and click the Mods button at the main menu. Select "ModWarfare" and press Launch. Call of Duty should restart, this time with a blueish tint.
- Now, open up the console and type "/demo <demo-name>". Your demo will now be loaded and played back. There are no control functions (pause, rewind, etc.)
- Type /disconnect to close out of your demo.[18]
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